the newspaper's turn under the grounds of free speech and declared the Word open "to all Pacifist and all Socialist opinion." Post-war decline In line with the revolutionary wave that followed World War I, Guy Aldred had predicted that "demobilisation and other difficulties would bring about a crisis: for the war represented a breakdown of Capitalist Democracy and faced it with Revolution," but the end of World War II did not produce these same results. After the Allied victory in Europe was proclaimed, a general election was called, in which Aldred ran as the USM candidate for Glasgow Central on an anti-militarist, anti-authoritarian and abstentionist platform. Influenced by Hastings Russell, Aldred also advocated for the adoption of a social credit system, in a departure from orthodox communism. But like his other election runs, Aldred finished at the bottom of the polls with only 300 votes, defeated by the Unionist candidate James Hutchison, who won 9,365 votes. The Word continued to be published by the USM's old guard around Aldred, who stood again in the 1950 and 1951 general elections, both times finishing in last place, collecting 485 votes and 411 votes respectively. Aldred died in October 1963, leaving behind an already waning United Socialist Movement, which finally ceased its activities in 1965. References Bibliography . Anarchist organisations in the United Kingdom Anarchist political parties Defunct political parties in Scotland Political parties established in 1934 Politics of Glasgow Defunct communist parties in the United Kingdom Communist parties in Scotland Organizations disestablished in 1965 1934 establishments in Scotland 1965 disestablishments in Scotland